Packing case for bottles



April 7, 1925.

W. G. SEABQLD PACKING CASE FOR BOTTLES Filed June 27, 1921' a i K n T- A I HU r E 5 2 O w Fw hf T -L Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNEEED STATES WALTER G. SEABOLI), O1 ALTQN, ILLINDIS, ASSIGNOB T0 TLLINOIS GLASS COMPANY, OF ALTON, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PACKING CASE FOR BOTTLES.

Application filed June 27, 1921. Serial No. 480,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVAL'rnn G. SEABOLD, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Alton, in the-county of 5 Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ncnt Of the invention. However, it ls-to be understood--thatthe invention compre-f Packing Cases for Bottles, of. which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in packing cases for bottles and has for its object theproduction ofa simple and inexpensive packing case the use of which will reduce to a minimum the danger of accidental breakage of the bottles contained therein.

In the invention disclosed herein a packing case is provided which comprises an inner and an outer crate, each of which is provided with cushioning means whereby any shock, regardless of :whether it .is caused by the packing case falling upon oneof its sides, a corner, or its bottom will be transmitted through the cushioning means for the bottle contained in said crate.

Briefly stated my improved' pa'cking case comprises an inner cratef having compara tively heavy nonresilient corner members, and comparatively heavy nonreslhent bottom supporting members.

Narrow resilient cushion members having their opposite ends secured to the inside faces of adjacent cor ner members form resilient walls in said inner crate, and resilient cushion members similar to those just-mentioned have'their opposite ends secured to the bottom supporting members whereby a resilient bottom is formed in said receptacle. crate, which is adapted to This ,inner receive a bottle,

members, the opposite ends of which are secured to said upper and lower frame memhere, provide said outer crate with resilient walls.

The outer crate is also provided with a bottom which is secured to the bottom face of the lower marginal frame member,

and a hinged cover secured to the marginal frame member.

lVith the foregoing and upper other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel const "action, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and llustrated 1n the accompanying draw-. lngs wherein is shown the preferred embodihends changes, variations and modifications which come within hereunto appended.

Fig. I is a vertical section ofmy improved the scope of the claims.

packing case showing a bottle. in place Fig. H1 is a perspective of the inner receptacle. Fig. IV is a ceptacle.

ln-the drawings-A designates an inner receptacle in the form of a crate adapted 'to contain a bottle and comprising'no-nresilient vertical corner members 1, each corner member being formed of two comparatively thick "strips 'of wood which ar nailed tov each other to form an L-shaped post.

nails or other suitable means, wherebysaid f plurality of cushion members 2, in the form of comparatively thin resilient strips of wood. Each wall of the inner receptacle is thus formed of a pair of vertical corner posts 1 and a plurality of horizontal cushion members 2.

Secured to the bottom face of adjacent corner. posts l is a pair of comparatively thick oppositely disposed bottom supporting member 3, said bottom supporting mem bers being adapted to support a receptacle bottom composed of a plurality of comparatively thin strips of wood t similar to the cushion members2 which form part of the bottom wall of the receptacle A. i It will be noted by referring to the drawing that the cushion members 2 are secured in place by having their opposite ends fas 'tened', by means of nails or similar fastening devices, to'the inside faces of the corner posts 1, and that the bottom strips 4 have their opposite ends secured to the top face of the bottom supporting members 3. The corner posts 1 are arranged to form the corners of a square figure-having equal perspective of the outer res Secured to the corner posts 1, by means of lUU sides, and the yielding strips '2- form the sides of a smaller square tigure. The periphery of the bottle contacts With the middle portions of the l yielding strips '21 which are protected by the rigid corner posts. The importance of this feature hes in the fact that in the event the packingcase is dropped, but because the yielding strips 2 against which the bottle bears are spaced from the outside face of the posts 1 said strips 2 will not strike the object on to which said case is dropped but will act as cushions to prevent breakage, of the bottle.

To prevent accidental breaking. of the bottle when the packing case zis dropped or,

forcibly seatedupon. its bottom I providea cushion seatiB upon whichtheibottle.

rests, said cushion seat comprising a comparatively thickblock 5 which. is (secured to one of the bottom strips/tin any. suitable manner, and a comparatively.thinuresilient:

strip of wood 6 which is secured at its center to said block 5, said resilient-strip 6 being provided at its ends with a pair of bottle supporting blocks 7. It is appar at thatif the packing case is dropped in such a manner that its bottom strikes the flooig the resilient strip 6 will act as a cushion to prevent breakage of the bottle.

For making local deliveries, the bottle may be transported in the inner crate alone but in making shipments to a distant po1nt,.

as for ins .ance by railroad, this inner crate A is placed in an outer crate C which morecompletely incloses the bottle.

The outer. crate C comprises a continuous horizontally disposed lower rectangular marginal'trame member 8 termed of four comparativelythick pieces of wood, and a continuous upper. rectangular marginal frame 9 similar to the lower marginalframe 8. A suitable bottom 10 is secured to the bottom face of the lower marginal frame member 8 and a cover 11 is hinged to the upper marginal frame member 9.

Vertical cushion strips 12 in the form of thin resilient 'stripsot wood have their opposite ends .located'within and secured to the inside iaces marginal frames side walls of the outer-crate.

K'Vhen the inner crate A is located withinthe outer'crate C as is shown in Fi s1 and ll, the corner posts 1' on theinner crate engage the vertical cushion strips 12 on the outer receptacle and the' cushion strips 2 on the inner receptacle are entirely separated from the outer receptacle so as to serve as yielding, cush ons for the bottle.

Vi hat has been said regarding the cushion of the inner crate A being members 9 of the upper and lower 8 and 9, so as to torm'the rasaeas secured to 'theiinside faces; of the corner posts 1 to prevent said cushion members from striking the floor when the packing case, is droppet -zis likewise true :ot the cushion strips 12 which haventheir opposite ends secured to the inner faces of the lower and upper marginal frame members 8 and 9, whereby an additional cushioning means is provided to eliminate'the danger of the bottle being broken.

When the inner andaouter crates A and C are assembled as is shown in Figs. I and H, the cushion members 12 of the'outer crate are located adjacent to the'skeleton walls.

of the inner receptacle formed by the Q cushionistrips 2. The upright cushionmemhers l2 are wider than the gCllStttIlCG doe-E tween the'corner posts *1, so the bottle is been provided with various typeset, cushionmg devices formed separate from thet'ra-mes;

of the crates; but in the'structure herein'f disclosed, the horl'zont-algframe"members 2' -are secured" to inner faces-of the corner? posts '1, so as to'serve as cushionsrfor the bottle. In a similar manner, "the vertical m connecting strips 12 of the outer crate are) secured to inner faces'ot the ;rigid frames 8 and 9 to serve'asshock absorbers for the bottle.

I claim:

1. A packing case for bottles comprising; an inner-cratehavingcomparatively heavy non-resilient frame members,wresilient cush iion members secured to innerface's-otsaidnon-resilient Y frame members-and adapted to contact-witlrzthe periphery-of-the"bottl and an outerzcratehaving- -comparative l heavy non resilie'iit marginal--- t'rame memibers; resilient cushion members -secur,ed-- to said non-resilient marginal frameunembers and engaged-thy the first -mention'ednon resilient frame--mem-be1-*sso as to provide 1 cushions for the inne-r crate a bottom se- 1 cured 'to one of said marginal frame mem: hers, anda cover to close said-outer crate. 4 2. A packingrcase tor bottles comprising an inner crate havingcomparatively;heavy uprightnon resilient cornerymembers, re silient cushion strips the-oppositeends of which are secured to the ,inside'taces oi said, non-resilient corner members to form cush ions for the bottle," and an outer crate hav-:

ing comparatively heavy non-resilient nar- 129 ginal trames,.resilient cushion strips engaging said corner members and having their opposite endssecured tothe insidefaces of said marginal frames, .a receptacle bottom secured to one of the marginalrtrames, and a cover to close said outer crate.

3. A packing case for-bottles comprising an inner crate having comparatively heavy non-resilient upright corner members, here izontal resilient cushion" strips separated from each other and extending from one of said corner members to another to form cushions for the bottle, the opposite ends of said resilient cushion strips being secured to the inside faces of said corner members, a resilient bottom in said inner crate, and

an outer crate having comparatively heavy non-resilient upper and lower rectangular marginal frames, upright resilient cushion strips of less Width than said marginal frames, the opposite ends of said upright resilient cushion strips being secured to the inside faces of said marginal frames, said upright resilient cushion strips being in contact With said non-resilient upright corner members so as to form cushions for the inner crate, the Width of said upright cushion strips being greater than the distance between said upright corner members, a bottom secured to said lower marginal frame, and a closure hinged to said upper marginal frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

I WALTERG. SEABOLD. 

